Do you support the BBC?

[Euro-commuter]

I still support the BBC for it's production of quality programmes (documentaries, Dr Who etc), and gladly pay my TV license fee for this purpose. One needs to only compare the programming output with ITV to see the benefit.

The BBC produces little of real merit IMHO. Other channels, nothing.

[Churchill]

what is more there is precious little porn on BBC these days.

You know you're getting old when you prefer observation to participation.

Churchill - In "Significantly younger than DodgyAgent" mode!

[Euro-commuter]

I've not trusted them since some presenter on Radio 5 Live wondered out loud why you say some abbreviations as words, like NALGO, and others as letters, like BBC.

I think it was Fi Glover.

Fig lover?

You mean the Beeb?

[Cowboy Bob]

In the early 90s I was involved in one of those anti-Nazi demonstrations - specifically the one that was to march on the BNP bookshop. There was trouble when the police blocked the route and with a 100,000 or so people pushing from behind the police line was under strain. So the police charged the demonstration on horseback. In retaliation, certain elements of the crowd started throwing things at the police.

However, I was surprised to find when I got home that the BBC news had edited the footage to show people throwing things before the police charged.

That was the moment that I started distrusting the BBC news (and all other news media for that matter).

I still support the BBC for it's production of quality programmes (documentaries, Dr Who etc), and gladly pay my TV license fee for this purpose. One needs to only compare the programming output with ITV to see the benefit.

[Bluebird]

It doesn't do annoying adverts.

[_V_]

The perfect solution would be to turn BBC into a subscriber channel. Those that want to opt-in pay, those that opt-out, fine, it is scrambled and you won't get to watch it.

[premiere]

I love the BBC. They paid me a great rate when I contracted there

[Captain Dispensable]

I really don't like how everyone with the capability to receive a tv signal (even if it's a tuner card in a media PC) has no option but to get a licence, and for each premise they own/rent, not per person. I can't watch tv at my permanent residence if I'm not there can I.

On the plus side I rented an apartment with secure door entry downstairs and got away with not having a licence whilst I was there for about a year. They kept sending me (well "The occupier") letters, kept ignoring them. Moved on before they'd got their arse in gear to come and pay a personal visit.

I would prefer to opt out of the licence fee (or get a large discount) and pay as I go to watch BBC content. Then I could get it online instead.

[wendigo100]

I've not trusted them since some presenter on Radio 5 Live wondered out loud why you say some abbreviations as words, like NALGO, and others as letters, like BBC.

I think it was Fi Glover.

[Burdock]

I *have* happily detuned ITV!

The BBC is brilliant! Couldn't do without R4 on way to work.

Long may she live!

[DodgyAgent]

I'm not limiting this to its news coverage but the quality of its programs overall, no adverts and value for money etc.

My mate says internet TV such as Joost is the way forward but all I see is wall to wall advertising and poor quality shallow programs which I hate.

I would happily de-tune ITV if it wasn’t for their champions league coverage.

what is more there is precious little porn on BBC these days.

[gingerjedi]

I'm not limiting this to its news coverage but the quality of its programs overall, no adverts and value for money etc.

My mate says internet TV such as Joost is the way forward but all I see is wall to wall advertising and poor quality shallow programs which I hate.

I would happily de-tune ITV if it wasn’t for their champions league coverage.

[Kyajae]

I dont really trust them - you nearly always only get one side of a political story.
I dont believe they've given us any decent journalism throughout the Iraq war, and I just dont really believe what they say anymore with regards to anything happenning in other countries.

But then, I've lost faith in most things of late, so they're just on a long list.

To many right-on pinko lefties and gays working in the BBC now. I haven't watched BBC1 for ages - it's full of dumbed down celeb-driven tosh. BBC2 is getting more bereft in terms of qulaity. BBC News24 seems to have lost its way a bit. Now I watch Al Jazeera English - very balanced in its coverage and comment.

[SallyAnne]

I dont really trust them - you nearly always only get one side of a political story.
I dont believe they've given us any decent journalism throughout the Iraq war, and I just dont really believe what they say anymore with regards to anything happenning in other countries.

But then, I've lost faith in most things of late, so they're just on a long list.

[gingerjedi]

Right, I've had a raging argument with a mate who insists on saying the BBC is an outdated, evil and biased corporation (he reads the torygraph a lot).

Personally I love the BBC and despite paying for Sky every month I still find that I watch the BBC for at least 50% of the time.

After seeing a similar post, here’s the poll.